Best High Schools in New Mexico

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 131)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1	Cottonwood Classical Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7801 Jefferson St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Cottonwood Classical Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 998-1021	852	61	13.9	8.8%	219 (25.7%)	19 (2.2%)	467 (54.8%)	28 (3.3%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (12.6%)								98.7	97.9	2	1		350010801031
2	The Ask Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4550 Sundt Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	The Ask Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-0757	558	43	13	17.7%	194 (34.8%)	11 (2.0%)	264 (47.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.8%)	$7,130							98.1	92.4	12	10		350012601070
3	Abq School Of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13201 Lomas Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Abq School Of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 312-7711	1,005	62	16.3	56.9%	306 (30.4%)	57 (5.7%)	428 (42.6%)	58 (5.8%)	27 (2.7%)	5 (0.5%)	124 (12.3%)	$6,044							97.4	94	8	5		350012201071
4	Estancia Valley Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 State Hwy 344	Edgewood	87015	Santa Fe County	Estancia Valley Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 431-3822	565	37	15	14.9%	290 (51.3%)	1 (0.2%)	209 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.2%)	$7,462							97.4	76.2	34	30		350015201085
5	Explore Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5100 Masthead St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Explore Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 305-5300	1,413	115	12.2	25.8%	460 (32.6%)	32 (2.3%)	674 (47.7%)	12 (0.8%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	225 (15.9%)	$8,648							96.9	85.7	20	15		350016701103
6	Early College Academy	Public	9-12	807 Mountain Rd NE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 247-3658	212	0		62.7%	60 (28.3%)	2 (0.9%)	124 (58.5%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	$2,851							96.4	97.5	3	3		350006000916
7	Mandela International Magnet (Mims)	Public	7-12	1604 Agua Fria	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-1901	290	26	11		142 (49.0%)	4 (1.4%)	117 (40.3%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,565							96	95.3	5	2		350237001106
8	Nm School For The Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Montezuma Avenue	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Nm School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 310-4194	338	29	11.4	20.4%	122 (36.1%)	1 (0.3%)	156 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.2%)	$11,007							94.5	94	9	1		350011901058
9	East Mountain High School	Public, Charter	9-12	25 La Madera Road	Sandia Park	87047	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 281-7400	417	27	15.3	21.6%	205 (49.2%)	8 (1.9%)	116 (27.8%)	6 (1.4%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (17.5%)	$9,095							94.2	82.2	27	18		350006000808
10	Carlsbad Early College High	Public	9-12	1500 University Dr	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-9415	200	14	14.2	10.0%	79 (39.5%)	4 (2.0%)	106 (53.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$8,500							94	89.5	16	6		350030001109

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT School Day English Language Arts, SAT School Day Mathematics, NM-ASR Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on January 2, 2026, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Mexico Public Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Mexico Public Education Department.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.